AND, she began stealing soon after being hired, according to police! Here is a story out of Eugene, OR, where a trusted employee began stealing from her employer shortly after being hired, and continued to steal for 16 years before being caught. How was she caught? The employer didn’t have enough money to pay into an employee retirement account.
So, when are crimes like these most likely? The answer may shock you, but it is very often the trusted employee, the one that nobody would suspect, who steals, and steals the most.
Case in point: Several years ago, I had a case where an elderly employee, who had been with the company for many years, admitted to me that she had taken several thousand dollars in cash from our employer by processing fraudulent transactions. She was like a mother to most of the employees. Even the LP team thought very highly of her, and trusted her more than any other employee.
When I informed the store manager of the situation, she flat out called me a liar, and demanded proof. When I showed her the statement and video, the store manager cried.
The moral of this story is that anyone, and I do mean anyone, can steal from your business under the right conditions, and if the opportunity is there. If the reward outweighs the perceived consequence, and there is no process in place to review and audit the employees’ work, you are wide open to theft.
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